Veronica

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Veronica is a female given name, a Latin alteration of the ancient Macedonian name Berenice, which in turn is derived from the Macedonian form of the Attic Greek Φερενίκη, Phereníkē, or Φερονίκη, Pheroníkē, from φέρειν, phérein, to bring, and νίκη, níkê, "victory", i.e.

From Wikipedia

Veronica first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1980 with 4,381 babies (rank #70 that year). In 2024 it was given to 804 girls (rank #392). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Veronica

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Veronica yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

223,873

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,381

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Veronica

Veronica Guerinjournalist · b. 1959
Veronica Lakefilm actor · b. 1922
Veronica Rothscience fiction writer · b. 1988
Veronica Campbell-Brownsprinter · b. 1982
Veronica Cartwrightfilm actor · b. 1949

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	14	#465
1881	15	#446
1882	24	#370
1883	29	#335
1884	28	#384
1885	34	#347
1886	26	#430
1887	35	#366
1888	59	#313
1889	60	#318
1890	82	#278
1891	85	#266
1892	112	#251
1893	102	#267
1894	113	#258
1895	153	#222
1896	145	#230
1897	155	#219
1898	216	#200
1899	182	#204
1900	218	#213
1901	199	#201
1902	217	#199
1903	175	#227
1904	203	#213
1905	217	#209
1906	216	#210
1907	257	#203
1908	286	#195
1909	270	#213
1910	314	#207
1911	353	#204
1912	552	#178
1913	615	#183
1914	767	#176
1915	914	#185
1916	976	#186
1917	1,038	#183
1918	1,117	#182
1919	1,047	#187
1920	1,039	#192
1921	1,074	#194
1922	1,028	#196
1923	945	#208
1924	954	#206
1925	826	#225
1926	782	#226
1927	777	#231
1928	695	#237
1929	603	#261
1930	638	#245
1931	578	#252
1932	563	#263
1933	448	#285
1934	453	#287
1935	458	#285
1936	418	#299
1937	534	#270
1938	542	#271
1939	512	#274
1940	566	#263
1941	837	#210
1942	1,254	#178
1943	1,239	#182
1944	1,137	#188
1945	1,034	#195
1946	1,206	#201
1947	1,353	#198
1948	1,478	#186
1949	1,424	#192
1950	1,387	#197
1951	1,473	#195
1952	1,572	#188
1953	1,614	#191
1954	1,641	#191
1955	1,716	#194
1956	1,816	#190
1957	1,942	#185
1958	2,170	#173
1959	2,292	#167
1960	2,427	#168
1961	2,730	#154
1962	2,994	#144
1963	3,014	#139
1964	3,061	#133
1965	3,074	#125
1966	3,093	#113
1967	3,178	#108
1968	3,013	#112
1969	3,451	#108
1970	3,489	#110
1971	3,427	#110
1972	3,563	#82
1973	4,152	#71
1974	4,226	#71
1975	4,060	#72
1976	4,022	#68
1977	3,852	#74
1978	3,934	#73
1979	4,062	#76
1980	4,381	#70
1981	4,313	#68
1982	4,150	#69
1983	4,069	#68
1984	4,013	#70
1985	3,875	#72
1986	3,579	#77
1987	3,616	#80
1988	3,525	#83
1989	3,712	#85
1990	3,587	#96
1991	3,441	#100
1992	3,444	#95
1993	3,095	#103
1994	2,941	#110
1995	2,599	#121
1996	2,745	#114
1997	2,544	#126
1998	2,632	#126
1999	2,831	#115
2000	2,356	#143
2001	2,088	#154
2002	1,911	#172
2003	1,835	#177
2004	1,769	#193
2005	1,683	#206
2006	1,626	#211
2007	1,482	#241
2008	1,330	#260
2009	1,171	#279
2010	1,106	#295
2011	1,114	#284
2012	1,024	#317
2013	965	#334
2014	873	#373
2015	893	#368
2016	812	#410
2017	820	#380
2018	887	#357
2019	883	#358
2020	805	#387
2021	733	#431
2022	774	#406
2023	743	#411
2024	804	#392